{
  "id": 5279072,
  "title": "College football announcers by game: Meet the broadcasters on Fox, ESPN and more for Week 1",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/college-football-announcers-by-game-meet-the-broadcasters-on-fox-espn",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T08:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/college-football-announcers-game-meet-080001205.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Week 1 of college football season begins with a diverse lineup of announcers across various networks. ABC/ESPN takes the lead with two notable matchups, as Matt Barrie, Chase Daniel, and Paul Carcaterra call Colorado vs. Georgia Tech on Thursday, September 3 at 7:30 p.m. The following day, NBC's Jason Benetti and Yogi Roth take the booth for Eastern Illinois vs. Minnesota. On Friday, Sept. 4, Fox's Noah Reed and Petros Papadakis broadcast Toledo vs. Michigan State, while FS1's Connor Onion and Robert Griffin III handle Fresno State vs. USC. Saturday's lighter slate features East Carolina vs. Alabama on ABC at noon, followed by Oregon State vs. Houston on ESPN, Baylor vs. Auburn on ABC, Texas State vs. Texas and Missouri State vs. Texas A&M on ESPN, as well as Clemson vs. LSU and UCLA vs. California on ABC. Sunday's lighter game is Miami (OH) vs. Pittsburgh on CW. Notable newcomers include Charles Davis joining Brad Nessler on CBS for their first game together, while Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt make their season debuts calling Indiana games on Fox.",
  "summary": "Here's a list of which announcers are calling which games this weekend.",
  "key_points": [
    "Matt Barrie, Chase Daniel, and Paul Carcaterra announce Colorado vs. Georgia Tech on ESPN",
    "Noah Reed and Petros Papadakis broadcast Toledo vs. Michigan State on Fox",
    "Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt make season debuts calling Indiana games on Fox"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "What College Football games are on today? Week 1 NCAAF Schedule, TV/streaming info, kickoff times, preview",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/what-college-football-games-are-on-today-week-1-ncaaf-schedule-tv",
        "published": "2026-09-03T10:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}